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All-Time Kings Great Rob Blake To Be Inducted Into The Hockey Hall Of Fame

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Mike Kalinowski
/ Los Angeles Kings

LOS ANGELES –Rob Blake, the all-time leader in games played, goals, assists and points by a Los Angeles Kings defenseman, on Monday learned that he will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Blake, currently serving as Assistant General Manager for the 2014 Stanley Cup Champion Kings, joins players Peter Forsberg, Dominik Hasek and Mike Modano as part of the 2014 selection class, with induction ceremonies set for Nov. 17 in Toronto. Also selected as new members of the Hall of Fame on Monday were Pat Burns in the Builder Category; and Bill McCreary in the Referee and Linesman Category.

“It’s a great honor to be included in the group selected today and to join all the great players that reside in the Hockey Hall of Fame,” said Blake. “I feel fortunate and thankful as the game of hockey has been very good to me and my family over the past 25 years.”

Blake played 14 of his 20 NHL seasons with the Kings (1990-01 and 2006-08). He also played with the San Jose Sharks (2008-10) and the Colorado Avalanche (2001-06), where he won a Stanley Cup in 2001. He recorded 777 points (240-537=777) in 1,270 regular season games while in 146 playoff games, he registered 73 points (26-47=73).

Blake, 44 (12/10/69), served as the Kings captain from 1996-01, and again from 2007-08 (six total seasons). He helped lead the Kings to the Stanley Cup Final in 1993; won the franchise’s first Norris Trophy in 1998; captured a gold medal at the 2002 Olympics; and made six trips to the NHL All-Star Game, including four representing the Kings.

Blake was originally selected by the Kings in the fourth round (70th overall) of the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. A native of Simcoe, Ontario, Blake played college hockey at Bowling Green State University. He made his NHL debut with the Kings during the 1989-90 season, and his final game came in the 2010 postseason with the Sharks.

As Assistant General Manager, Blake assists Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi in all facets of the Kings Hockey Operations department, including contract negotiations, player personnel and overseeing the organization’s top prospects. In addition, Blake oversees the Manchester Monarchs Hockey Operations department while serving as General Manager of the Monarchs – the Kings primary affiliate in the American Hockey League.

Prior to returning to the Kings as Assistant General Manager (on July 18, 2013), Blake worked in the NHL’s Player Safety department for three seasons.